The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-25
SOUTH CAROLINA,


Spartanburg is trying to secure the estab-
lishment Of a college for females
w. G. Adams 81 Co have been awarded
the contract to build the graded school
building at Rock Hill for "a, 900.
NJ d. McRae, who lives near Marion,
made this year on one acre of land the ex-
traordinary yield of 10 bushels of oats
j. w Gardner, a wel-to-do farmer liv-
ing near Rock HILL was killed by lightning
Wednesday while sitting under tree in his
yard.
At Greenville Thursday while bathing in
Reedy river Herbert Mc(iee, the 14-year-old
son of j. NJ. McGee, a prominent merchant,
was drowned.
Ed. McGehee drunken negro who was
struck by Greenvilles night policeman for
insolence during the progress of the tourna-
ment ball, is in critical condition.
Judge MCGOWAN, of Abbeville, survivor
of the Mexican war, has been placed on the
United States pension list He will now re-
ceive IS a month as pocket change for his
youthful valor and patriotic services in the
Mexican war forty years ago.
1t is said that the WATERFORD and Green
Pond railroad already pays a dividend of
800 or $500 per month"; and that a survey
will be made within the next ten days for
its extension to Bells Crossroads. From
there it will be left to competing points as
to where it will go.
The residence of J. H. McMurray, stu
ated ten miles from Rock Hill, was des-
troyed by fire Wednesday. The cause was
"A defective flue The dwelling was valued
at $1,000, upon which there was an insur-
ance Of $4,000 with the Continental, of
New York, and the Hartford
A correspondent of the Camden MeSSen-
ger explains the shrinkage in the real prop
erty of that county by the destruction of
lands below the Halle mine, which are made
so barren by the wash from the mine that
nothing will grow on them. The Legisla-
ture is looked TO for a remedy.
Charles Taylor was killed by the cars near
the Eighty-five mile post, on the South Caro-
lima railroad, Tuesday. Taylor lived at
game of ball, got drunk and stole a ride to
Lees, where he was put off the train. He
was seen walking down the track quite
drunk, and is supposed to have gone to sleep
on the track, and had the top of his head
torn off by the train to Augusta.
Abbeville Medium: At the inquest held
in Orangeburg county over the dead body
of j. l.. Hamlin, DR.. A. c. Baxter, among
| other things, testified that "if Hanln was
shot in front he would have fallen back
| ward" DR.. Baxter is mistaken as almost
any old soldier will testify. Men shot in
| front fall forward we believe in every in
| stance. We can recall no exception so far
as cur observation has extended. A beef or
| hog always falls forward and so does a
| man.
A few days ago Edmund Anderson, liv-
a few miles from Greenwood was found IN
| his lot in an unconscious condition. having
remained ont in very hard rain for more
than an hour. The drains of his lot poured
a perfect food of water and trash against his
| PROSTATE body. Fortunately his head rested
| on a small embankment. He had lust re
turned from the funeral of his mother and
while putting his horse in the stable tainted
from excessive heat Consciousness has re-
turned and he is somewhat better.
Thursday an excursion train loaded with
colored people and few whites was at
tackled like the excursion train of Monday
| night by unknown parties in the neghhor-
hood OF Branchville Pistols were fired
both from the cars and the Bank, where the
| attacking party stood boldly exposing them.
selves to the view of the excursionists
| While the passengers were eating supper at
Branchville the "brickbattcrs" stood outside
with their weapons plainly visible in Jheir
hands. Mr. Averill, who was on the train
| on Monday night, took the matter in hand
1t is impossible TO imagine what the motive
is in these tiendish attacks on excursion
trains, one after the other.
A remarkable case Is that Of Carisa
| Padgett, n colored woman who died or
Monday last on Mark Touey's place, two
miles south 81 Johnston. Her weight was
about 400 ponds, and being only Of medium
height she was probably the largest person
in tine State The coffin in which she wa,
buried was 36 10y 80 inches. and il was then
found necessary TO turn the body partly on
the side before it would go in, il being
broader than the coffin. She had not beer
able TO lie down for several years, and died
as she lived, sitting in n chair, and was con.
scious TO the last. She was choked to death
with fat The side Of the house had 20 bt
torn away In order 10 get her out, the door
being too small. She was the mother Of fif
teen children.
Wednesday night party of men visited
the home of Richard Hardness, q Whit,
man, who lives about seven miles southwest
of Yorkvillc and who had espoused thu
Mormon religion, and gave him twenty-fiv,
iashes, well laid on, and notified him that il
he was In the State ten days hence he would
| receive another visit, and that the result
would he more serious Hardness is said tc
be a thorough Mormon. In addition tc
! teaching the doctrine OF the church il /,
said that since his conversion he has taken
unto himself two additional wives. York
! county, ut least certain sections Of it, seems